Howards expressed interest was based on his desire to. The alamo 2004 movie set burns off topic discussions. This is both the best and the most historically accurate cinematic depiction of the siege of the alamo in san antonio in 1836 in what is now the state of texas, and its immediate aftermath. Many of these roles were inflated just for hollywood production and entertainment. Released by hollywood records in 2004 containing music from the alamo 2004. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. It was directed by john lee hancock, produced by ron howard, brian grazer, and mark johnson, distributed by touchstone pictures, and starred dennis quaid as sam houston, billy bob thornton as david crockett, and jason patric as jim bowie. The alamobilly bob thornton, jason patric, dennis quaid, patrick wilson, emilio echevarria 2004. Feb 07, 2016 a 5 minute, 14 second behind the scenes look at the making of the alamo 2004 from april, 2003. The alamo siege took place in 1836 and listen to the mockingbird was written by septimus winner under the name of alice hawthrone and ed in april 1855, 19 years after the siege of the alamo. For the baby boomer generation it is john waynes spin that is very likely burned in their mind. Photos of john waynes alamo movie you may not have seen. The alamo is an entertaining movie with a good heart that tries to accurately present the history of this famous american event. It was directed by john lee hancock, produced by ron howard, brian grazer, and mark johnson, distributed by touchstone pictures, and starred dennis quaid as sam houston, billy bob thornton as david crockett, and jason patric as jim bowie the screenplay is credited to hancock, john sayles.
Facing 4,000 mexican troops, 186 texan soldiers and volunteers including william travis patrick wilson, davy crockett billy bob thornton, and jim bowie jason patric retreat within the walls of the alamo, a. He regularly cracks the audience up and gets the best lines of the movie, right up to the end. Hancocks movie allows that the alamos 200 or so defenders are assorted neerdowells. Everyone in the alamo is killed made clear at the very beginning of the movie. The alamo 2004 alamo movies john wayne message board jwmb. A survey of the history of the alamo siege and battle as well as the many. Apr 04, 2018 parents need to know that this movie has intense battle violence with many deaths. The alamo will go down in history as poor historical epic news. Apr 08, 2004 the alamo is invoked in so many patriotic discussions that trying to be realistic can lead to criticism as, indeed, this new version of the alamo has gotten. Reteaming dennis quaid with john lee hancock, the director of 2002s the rookie, the alamo retells the story of the historic 1836 battle in the texan war of independence. Hancocks movie allows that the alamo s 200 or so defenders are assorted neerdowells. Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of texan and tejano men, led by davy crockett and jim bowie, and mexican dictator santa annas forces at the alamo in san antonio texas. John lee hancock region 2 pal encoding this dvd will not play on most dvd players sold in the us or canada region 1. Dec 14, 2014 the aftermath of the battle of san jacinto.
While one of his advisors tells houston that some of the men from gonzales have deserted to go to the alamo, the advisors hands change from clasped in front of him to on his knees. It makes the fatal mistake of assuming that it is enough to put american icons on one side and a choleric popinjay of a. The scene where crockett fights the daguello with his fiddle is simply amazing, while the nighttime bombardment of the alamo is quite horrific. The movie alamo chapel is about 50 feet too deep into the compound. Since the early 1800s, mexico had invited settlers from america and other parts of the world to come to mexico land was cheap and settlers were given many acres the constitution of 1824, signed by the mexican government, gave rights and freedom to these settlers most of these people settled in the province of tejas, later changed to texas. Sam houston is a soldier, statesman, and congressman who has his eyes set on texas which is being controlled by the mexicans. Victory or death battlecruiser alamo series book 3 pdf download. Since 1915 there have been about 12 movies on the alamo, the latest being the rather rambling but slightly more authentic billy bob thornton effort in 2004.
Victory or death battlecruiser alamo series book 3 download online. At the beginning of the alamo siege in the film, a bagpiper is seen on the walls playing his instrument. Dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, emilio echevarria director. Alamo movie set burned by fire san antonio expressnews. The first picture is of the filming of the battle scene. Fire destroys set of 2004 alamo remake in texas reuters. A 5 minute, 14 second behind the scenes look at the making of the alamo 2004 from april, 2003. Can anyone tell me if santa anna really ran away from houstons forces as it shows in the movie. Davy crockett, who, together with colonels jim bowie richard widmark and william travis laurence harvey and 184 hardy. It is updated to reflect the audiencemood during the tumultuous time of the early bush ii years. I thoguht that this movie wasnt as good as i would of expected it to be, big boner. Conventional wisdom in hollywood is that any movie named the alamo must be simplistic and rousing, despite the fact that we already know all the defenders got killed.
Characters drink and smoke and use some strong language, including insults like catamite that might be unfamiliar to. Earlier in the film, thorntons crockett admits he only saw one battle during. Here is a movie that captures the loneliness and dread of men waiting for two weeks. I cant be certain but i believe on the wall in the second picture are laurence harvey, john wayne sans coonskin cap, and john ford, who would make visits to the set to see his old friend wayne at work. Any movie that deals with such a powerful symbol takes a great risk but the alamo is a rousing success. In 1836, mexican forces took the alamo mission, near what is now san antonio, texas, from a small band of.
The alamo 1960 movie mistakes fk marry kill add a plot summary titles starting with a. With dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, emilio echevarria, jason patric. English, hungarian, czech, portuguese, greek, romanian, bulgarian actors. This page is dedicated towards pushing for a directors cut or extended edition of the alamo 2004 on dvd or bluray. May 02, 2014 the alamobilly bob thornton, jason patric, dennis quaid, patrick wilson, emilio echevarria 2004. It is more of a high school sendup of the battle, with some notable historical inaccuracies, as. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas.
Austin, tex, sept 28 fire caused by an apparent lightning strike destroyed the set of the 2004 disney remake of the alamo, officials told reuters on wednesday. At best, it was a military mistake of mythic proportions. We consider why the alamo 2004 with billy bob thornton as davy crockett. Hancocks version was purported to be the most accurate of all the alamo films, but various interpretive liberties were taken, such as building the movieset version of the alamo chapel facade forward 30 to 40 feet 12 m more than the extant and presumably historically correct structure. The alamo is invoked in so many patriotic discussions that trying to be realistic can lead to criticism as, indeed, this new version of the alamo has gotten. But its often taught as a watershed moment in texas history a parable about white.
The series of tracks unimaginatively named the battle of the alamo parts 1 through 6 is a series of brassbased cues with rather repetitive snare drum counterpoint. It is more of a high school sendup of the battle, with some notable historical inaccuracies, as well as some worthwhile attentions to detail. Look at the convento correct spelling wall at the alamo plaza for confirmation. Dennis quaid, patrick wilson, jason patrick, billy bob thornton. I agree completely with al carrolls and carole grimleys answers here. Sep 28, 2011 austin, tex, sept 28 fire caused by an apparent lightning strike destroyed the set of the 2004 disney remake of the alamo, officials told reuters on wednesday. But the only great version, which most people relate to, is the john wayne version in 1960 okay, thats my opinion and yes, im a john wayne fan. Best mistakes best pictures new this month best comedy quotes most mistakes questions movie quote quiz imdb top 250 best of 2020 the alamo 2004 5 factual errors.
The defenders of the alamo, near the start of the movie, are singing listen to. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the alamo 1960. The alamo was besieged with trouble before it finally hit screens in april of 2004. High resolution official movie posters for the alamo 2004 directed by john hancock. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution. Tom walsh ancestor died at alamo this movie sucks, a real let down could have done better. If we dont know it, we find out in the first scene. John waynes directorial debut the alamo is set in 1836. In 1836, mexican forces took the alamo mission, near. Sam houston is a soldier, statesman, and congressman who has his.
John waynes the alamo here is the readers description of the shots. Born in scotland, he immigrated to new york city some time after the napoleonic wars, then moved. Additional costs would have been in two categories. The 2004 release of the alamo culminated what had been a long and public struggle to make this film. The defenders of the alamo, near the start of the movie, are singing listen to the mockingbird. One group of defenders in the movie stand out because they wore uniforms, a good look is at 32. The screenplay is credited to hancock, john sayles, stephen gaghan, and leslie bohem. Hancocks version was purported to be the most accurate of all the alamo films, but various interpretive liberties were taken, such as building the movie set version of the alamo chapel facade forward 30 to 40 feet 12 m more than the extant and presumably historically correct structure. The film was scheduled for release last christmas, so delaying its release until this month. Sam houston dennis quaid organizes a rebel army to liberate texas from the brutal rule of mexican dictator general santa anna emilio echevarria. And his sweeping theme introduced in what were defending comes off as an imitation of the theme from rob roy. Aug 16, 2014 since 1915 there have been about 12 movies on the alamo, the latest being the rather rambling but slightly more authentic billy bob thornton effort in 2004. Many of the characters in the film specifically davy crockett were portrayed as larger than life figures. The alamo 2004 mistakes, quotes, trivia, questions and.
The fact that this movie chose to shy away from a lot of the uncomfortable nationalism in the john wayne picture says a lot about hancocks willingness to take a risk and make a war movie in 2004 that didnt lean on patriotism as a crutch. Parents need to know that this movie has intense battle violence with many deaths. This is based on actual alamo defender, john mcgregor. Characters drink and smoke and use some strong language, including insults like catamite that might be unfamiliar to todays audiences. The alamo is a 2004 american war film about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution. But the only great version, which most people relate to, is the john wayne version in 1960. The film was directed by texan john lee hancock, produced by ron howard, brian grazer, and mark johnson, and distributed by touchstone pictures. Nov, 2010 hancocks version was purported to be the most accurate of all the alamo films, but various interpretive liberties were taken, such as building the movie set version of the alamo chapel facade forward 30 to 40 feet 12 m more than the extant and presumably historically correct structure. Apr 06, 2004 the alamo soundtrack from 2004, composed by carter burwell. Howard went on to direct the missing a mistake, but stayed on board as an. The advance buzz on the alamo was negative, and now i know why.
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